Results for: books tagged ‘Conflict’
Fool for Love: Sam Shepard
'Set in a desolate motel room on the edge of the Mojave desert, the play has something of the timeless universality of a Greek tragedy . . . Like ancient ... More
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme: Frank McGuinness
'This powerful and subtle play . . . follows the experience of eight men who volunteer to serve in the 36th (Ulster) Division at the beginning of the First World ... More
The Promise of Light: Paul Watkins
The year is 1921. Ben Sheridan, a young American, sets out for Ireland to track down his true family, and walks straight into the savagery of the Black-and-Tan war. The ... More
The Pugilist at Rest: Thom Jones
Thom Jones's magnificent first collection of stories presents a brutal vision of the human condition, in a world without mercy or redemption. The Pugilist at Rest gives us an America ... More
Blood Wedding: Federico Garcia Lorca and Ted Hughes
Lorca's Blood Wedding is a classic of twentieth-century theatre. The story is based on a newspaper fragment which told of a family vendetta and a bride who ran away with ... More
The Donkey's Ears: Douglas Dunn
A wonderfully sustained narrative poem, full of the resonances and repercussions attendant on the end of an era, The Donkey's Ears depicts life aboard a Russian flagship just before the ... More
Further than the Furthest Thing: Zinnie Harris
On a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic secrets are buried. When the outside world comes calling, intent on manipulation for political and economic reasons, the islanders find ... More
After Juliet: Sharman Macdonald
A tense truce holds between the Capulets and the Montagues after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, is in love with Rosaline, Juliet's cousin; but Rosaline ... More
Brokenville & The Pilgrimage: Paul Goetzee and Phillip Ridley
This volume contains two imaginative plays for young people. Philip Ridley's Brokenville is set in the ruins of a city destroyed by disaster. A group of individuals gathers round a ... More
Humble Boy: Charlotte Jones
Humble Boy is a comedy about broken vows, failed hopes and the joys of bee-keeping.All is not well in the Humble hive. Thirty-five-year-old Felix Humble is a Cambridge astro-physicist in ... More
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